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Staff and Judges

The staff of Eastern Gymnastics Club are a highly enthusiastic and motivated group, most of which have past gymnastic experience either in competitive or recreational streams. Eastern Gymnastics Club prides itself on the high quality and dedicated coaching it provides. All classes are taken by coaches accredited with Gymnastics Victoria, Gymnastics Australia and the Australian Coaching Council.

Many coaches have been associated with the club for over 10 years, and are experts in enhancing skill development, involvement and enjoyment of all gymnasts.

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Adelaid Hawkins
Apprentice Coach

Adelaid began working for the club in 2009. She is currently a Gymstar 6 gymnast at the club.

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Alan Keating
Coach / Judge / Administration / Acting Gymfun Coordinator

Alan began working for the club in 2004 and is an accredited MAG Level 1 and WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Advanced, ACR Advanced Silver and MAG Intermediate judge and is also Level 2 First Aid and a Gymstar Judging Course Presenter. Alan has previously been Gymfun & Gymstar Coordinator, Administrative Coordinator, Acting Club Coordinator and Acting Business Manager, and was a gymnast at the club for over 10 years, becoming a Life Member in 2004.

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Alex McLure
Coach

Alex is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and began working for the club in 2010. Alex joined the club as an adult gymnast and quickly became involved in coaching.

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Alison Dunn
Acting Club Coordinator

Alison began working for the club in 2011. Alison began at the club as a parent before going on to become Vice President. In addition to her work at the club, she runs scrapbooking etc workshops and is a registered nurse.

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Amy Pfeifer
Coach / Judge

Amy is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Beginner judge and began working for the club in 2008.

Andrew Saba
Acro Coordinator / Judge

Andrew is an accredited ACR Level 1 coach and a qualified ACR FIG4 judge. He is also the Victorian and National Technical Director for Acrobatic Gymnastics with many years of experience.

Anne Lambe
Office Administration
Anne can be seen at the office window most afternoons and handles invoices and payments.

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Bec Dunn
Coach

Bec began working for the club in 2010 and is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach. Bec has coached two Victorian Champion teams in 2011 - NPD1 and State 5.

Ben Pocklington
Adult Gym Coordinator

Ben began working for the club in 2009 and is an accredited MAG Level 1 coach.

Bessie McConnell
Judge

Bessie began working for the club in 2010 and is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Intermediate judge. Since she was practically born in the gym her parents run in Mildura, Bessie has being doing gymnastics all her life, moving to Melbourne and joining us in 2010, after achieving excellent results as a State 10 gymnast.

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Brieannan DeJong
Coach

Brieannan is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach. She is currently one of our Rhythmic gymnasts.

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Britt Henry
Coach / Judge

Britt is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Intermediate judge and began working for the club in 2009. Britt's enthusiasm and dedication resulted in her being named 2010 Coach of the Year

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Bruce McMahon
Coach

Bruce is an accredited MAG Level 2 coach. He has been involved in the club for many years, since he was a gymnast himself, and Bruce is now a Life Member.

Caitlin Larkin
Apprentice Coach

Caitlin began working for the club in 2012.

Chanel Zagon
Apprentice Coach

Chanel began working for the club in 2012.

Clara Reiger
Apprentice Coach

Clara began working for the club in 2012.

Daniel Butcher
Programs and Events Coordinator

Daniel began working for the club in 2011.

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Daniel Gutszmit
Coach

Daniel is an accredited ACR Level 1 coach.

Daniel Hook
Apprentice Coach

Daniel began working for the club in 2011.

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Debbie Baddack
Coach

Debbie is a qualified WAG Intermediate Bronze judge and an accredited WAG Level 2, MAG Level 1 and RG Level 1 coach.

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Dion Pocklington
MAG Coordinator

Dion began working for the club in 2004 and an accredited MAG Level 1 coach. Currently a level 10 gymnast, Dion has been competing at a high level for a number of years, and heads up our MAG coaching team.

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Emily Ivanka
Coach / Judge

Emily is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Beginner judge. She is also currently a senior Acrobat.

Emily Lui
Apprentice Coach

Emily began working for the club in 2012.

Emma Ward
Apprentice Coach

Emma began working for the club in 2012.

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Erin Marsicovetere
WAG Coordinator

Erin began working for the club in 2004 and an accredited WAG Level 1 coach. A Life Member who first joined in 1997, Erin is working hard to build the WAG Squad program.

Felicity O'Brien
Gymstar Coordinator / Judge

Felicity is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Intermediate judge. Previously the Head Coach at Box Hill, Felicity has many years of experience coaching recreational classes, all Gymstar levels and WAG squads.

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Gabby Berman
Apprentice Coach

Gabby began working for the club in 2011.

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Gen Gibson
Coach / Judge

Gen began working for the club in 2006 and is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified WAG Beginner judge.

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Iolanda Marinov
Coach

Iolanda began working for the club in 2009 and is an accredited KG Level 1 & GFA Level 1 coach.

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Jacek Gutszmit
Coach

Jacek is an accredited ACR Level 1 coach.

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Janine Fitzgerald
Apprentice Coach

Janine began working for the club in 2009. Janine is currently a Gymstar gymnast.

Joan Duquemin
Rhythmic Coordinator / Judge

Joan is a qualified RG FIG4 judge and an accredited RG Level 2 coach. Joan has been with the club for many, many years. Her hard work and contribution to the wider rhythmic gymnastics community has earnt her Life Membership of the club and of Gymnastics Victoria, and she has also received a GV Service Award.

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Julianna Ivanka
Apprentice Coach

Julianna began working for the club in 2010. Julianna is currently a gymnast and acrobat.

Kate Cirillo
Apprentice Coach

Kate began working for the club in 2012.

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Katharine Mahoney
Coach

Katharine began working for the club in 2008 and an accredited WAG Level 1 coach.

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Kirsty Faulkner
Coach

Kirsty is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach.

Krissy Ronan
Apprentice Coach

Krissy began working for the club in 2011.

Marina Spark
Office Administration

Marina began working for the club in 2008. Her daughter Grace was formerly a gymnast at the club before moving to join the International program at Waverley. Marina was also previously payroll officer.

Max Collett
Apprentice Coach

Max began working for the club in 2011.

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Meaghan Keating
Coach

Meaghan is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and a qualified Gymstar judge and began working for the club in 2009. Meaghan is currently a WAG State 9 gymnast

Megan McLaughlin
Judge

Megan is a qualified ACR Beginner judge.

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Melanie Stray
Coach

Melanie is an accredited RG Level 1 coach.

Melissa Shiel
Apprentice Coach

Melissa began working for the club in 2011.

Miriam Anderson
Coach / Judge

Miriam is a qualified WAG Beginner judge and an accredited WAG Level 1 coach.

Mitchell Saba
Apprentice Coach
Mitchell is currently an acrobat

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Naomi Tesdorpf
Coach

Naomi began working for the club in 2008 and is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach.

Nick Liew
Coach

Nick is an accredited MAG Level 1 coach and began working for the club in 2011.

Nicola McCaskill
Coach / Judge

Nicola began working for the club in 2005 and is a qualified Gymstar judge and an accredited ACR Level 1 coach. Nicola started as a gymnast in 1997, and has trained, competed and coached Gymstar, WAG and Acrobatics and was made a Life Member in 2010.

Nicole Young
Apprentice Coach

Nicole began working for the club in 2012.

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Noni Taylor
Apprentice Coach

Noni began working for the club in 2009. Noni is currently a WAG State 9 gymnast.

Phill Kismartoni
Apprentice Coach

Phill began working for the club in 2011. Phill is a MAG L10 gymnast from Knox.

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Phoebe Sansom
Coach

Phoebe is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and began working for the club in 2010.

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Rachel Laurie
Coach

Rachel is an accredited RG Level 1 coach.

Sarah Calwell
Apprentice Coach

Sarah began working for the club in 2011.

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Sinead Chaplin
Apprentice Coach

Sinead began working for the club in 2011. Sinead is currently a WAG State 9 gymnast

Sue Faulkner
Kindergym Coordinator

Sue is an accredited KG Level 1 coach.

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Tim Cooke
Coach

Tim is an accredited MAG Level 1 and ACR Level 1 coach and began working for the club in 2003. Beginning as a MAG gymnast before becoming a very successful acrobat, Tim is now also involved in the running of the club.

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Widya Hasan
Coach

Widya is an accredited WAG Level 1 coach and began working for the club in 2009. Widya is currently a Gymstar gymnast.